Comments on: The World’s Best Personal Advice – part 1 http://mindmapsunleashed.com/2009/05/the-worlds-best-personal-advice-part-1/ daily thoughts to improve your visual thinking Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:06:03 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Hal http://mindmapsunleashed.com/2009/05/the-worlds-best-personal-advice-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Hal Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:02:57 +0000 http://mindmapsunleashed.com/?p=348#comment-64 On-the-money! There is a human tendency in learning a new skill to think (Intellectualize) about WHY? and WHAT? makes the skill work, while simultaneously trying to internalize (make a habit) of the new skill. No-good, we create mental-conflict (cognitive-dissonance) by combining thinking with doing. First learn Mind Mapping skills, second, the Why? and What Keyword Elements to use. When we are trying to reproduce Mind-Mapping, the step-by-step strategies of constructing the M.M. - we are learning by Observation, we are an Apprentice. When we are dividing our mind by Analyzing-Synthesizing (Overview)-Summarizing to create the KeyWords, we are separating our mind between left-brain (hemisphere) and right-brain. How? Left-Brain is intellectualizing (thinking, deductive and inductive analysis). Right-Brain is Pattern Recognition, making an "algorithm" one-step-at-a-time.and step-by-step. using the KeyWords as a pattern for understanding. Coda: Separate (divide Form from Content), don't combine doing and thinking about the Keyword elements of MindMapping until you Master it all. Learning requires separating Procedural Memory from Semantic (cognitive) memory. Hal www.speedlearning.org On-the-money! There is a human tendency in learning a new
skill to think (Intellectualize) about WHY? and WHAT? makes
the skill work, while simultaneously trying to internalize (make a habit)
of the new skill.

No-good, we create mental-conflict (cognitive-dissonance) by
combining thinking with doing. First learn Mind Mapping skills,
second, the Why? and What Keyword Elements to use.

When we are trying to reproduce Mind-Mapping,
the step-by-step strategies of constructing the M.M.
– we are learning by Observation, we are an Apprentice.

When we are dividing our mind by Analyzing-Synthesizing (Overview)-Summarizing to create the KeyWords, we are
separating our mind between left-brain (hemisphere) and right-brain.

How? Left-Brain is intellectualizing (thinking, deductive
and inductive analysis). Right-Brain is Pattern Recognition,
making an “algorithm” one-step-at-a-time.and step-by-step.
using the KeyWords as a pattern for understanding.

Coda: Separate (divide Form from Content), don’t combine
doing and thinking about the Keyword elements of MindMapping
until you Master it all. Learning requires separating Procedural
Memory from Semantic (cognitive) memory.
Hal
http://www.speedlearning.org

]]> By: Arjen http://mindmapsunleashed.com/2009/05/the-worlds-best-personal-advice-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Arjen Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:12:45 +0000 http://mindmapsunleashed.com/?p=348#comment-35 Hi Craig, Very interesting to see your usage of mind mapping. It would be great to test your product and share experiences with the rest of the mindmaps unleashed community. Hi Craig,
Very interesting to see your usage of mind mapping. It would be great to test your product and share experiences with the rest of the mindmaps unleashed community.

]]> By: Craig Mecham http://mindmapsunleashed.com/2009/05/the-worlds-best-personal-advice-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Craig Mecham Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:00:16 +0000 http://mindmapsunleashed.com/?p=348#comment-34 Those are some great thoughts Arjen! We've had some similar thoughts about success and effectiveness and talents, etc. and have actually come up with a mind mapping product to help vizualize and communicate those strengths. Now, we're looking for some mind mapping folks to help us with the beta testing. We're looking for a few good Mind Mappers for a Beta Test of a new personal development and team building Add-in for Mind Manager 8. --You Get Great Software at No Cost The beta test will require you to download and install a Mind Manager 8 add-in which will then appear on your Mind Manager menu (along with your other add-ins if you have them). As part of the beta test you will receive a free download of the software add-in along with the best selling book “StrengthsFinder 2.0” or “Strengths Based Management”. These items have a total retail value in excess of $200, but you’ll receive them at no cost to you in exchange for your careful participation in the beta test. We estimate that the entire beta test, including experimenting with your new software and filling out the feedback survey will require approximately 3-4 hours of your time. --You’ll Actually Enjoy the Process Of course we’re a little bit biased, but we think you’ll find the process interesting and informative. The software add-in is designed to graphically identify and create a mind map for your top five personal strengths as well as build teams of people to work together according to the strengths needed for a particular project or objective. Interested? Please respond! If you’re interested in participating, please respond to craig@strengthsmapper.com with the following information and we’ll be in touch: Name: Email address: Shipping address (for the books): Best contact telephone number: Thanks! Regards, Craig Mecham 509-922-0535 Note: Participation is limited to 10 beta testers (individuals or organizations) Those are some great thoughts Arjen! We’ve had some similar thoughts about success and effectiveness and talents, etc. and have actually come up with a mind mapping product to help vizualize and communicate those strengths. Now, we’re looking for some mind mapping folks to help us with the beta testing. We’re looking for a few good Mind Mappers for a Beta Test of a new personal development and team building Add-in for Mind Manager 8.

–You Get Great Software at No Cost
The beta test will require you to download and install a Mind Manager 8 add-in which will then appear on your Mind Manager menu (along with your other add-ins if you have them). As part of the beta test you will receive a free download of the software add-in along with the best selling book “StrengthsFinder 2.0” or “Strengths Based Management”. These items have a total retail value in excess of $200, but you’ll receive them at no cost to you in exchange for your careful participation in the beta test. We estimate that the entire beta test, including experimenting with your new software and filling out the feedback survey will require approximately 3-4 hours of your time.

–You’ll Actually Enjoy the Process
Of course we’re a little bit biased, but we think you’ll find the process interesting and informative. The software add-in is designed to graphically identify and create a mind map for your top five personal strengths as well as build teams of people to work together according to the strengths needed for a particular project or objective.

Interested? Please respond!
If you’re interested in participating, please respond to craig@strengthsmapper.com with the following information and we’ll be in touch:

Name:
Email address:
Shipping address (for the books):
Best contact telephone number:

Thanks!

Regards,
Craig Mecham
509-922-0535

Note: Participation is limited to 10 beta testers (individuals or organizations)

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